One of the things Della Mortiboy loves most about her job is listening to the life stories of the residents at Roseleigh.
“I find hearing about what they have done in their past so fascinating,” she says.
“There’s nothing better than spending time with the residents, they are so lovely.”
Della has worked in care all her career, joining Roseleigh in 2014, and working on nights initially so she could be around during the day to look after her young children.
She now works day shifts but it all could have been very different had she decided to continue with her original career plans.
“I did a course in hairdressing, but I didn’t like it and Nicola, one of the Seniors at Roseleigh said there was a job going on nights and I knew that would suit me better because of my children, and I have never regretted my decision,” she says.
“I did leave for a short while to work in a children’s home, but I soon realised I preferred working with the elderly, and I came back quite quickly.
Apart from listening to our residents’ life stories, Della says she enjoys how rewarding her job is.
“The residents are so appreciative of you and everything you do for them and that’s what I missed when I left,” she adds.
“Of course, it’s difficult when you lose someone because you form a bond with them and it’s like losing a member of your own family, but we make sure we do everything we can and make their lives as happy as possible whilst they are with us,”
In her spare time, mum-of-five Della enjoys spending time with her family and going on holiday.
“I have a two-year-old grand-daughter, so I do ‘Nana’ duties once a week but working part-time still enables me to do lots of other things, so it works well for me,” says Della.
“I can’t recommend working in care and at Roseleigh in particular highly enough. It’s a lovely environment and we are one happy family here.”
